eyespot

== English == === Etymology === From eye +‎ spot. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌɪspɒt/ === Noun === eyespot (countable and uncountable, plural eyespots) (biology, countable) Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms. (countable) An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly. Synonym: ocellus (botany, countable) A coloured spot in a motile gamete or spore, which is sensitive to light. (botany) Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots; strawbreaker. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === peyotes, typoese